Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on 'The Story of the Jews' Continues
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Face of Britain
Discussed“it was a book in tween that you did about British portraiture the face of Britain”
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel is a richly illustrated and scholarly exploration of twelve significant medieval manuscripts, offering readers a fascinating journey into the history, creation, and cultural context of these rare texts.
Recommended“or you could do worse than to buy this lovely book meetings with remarkable manuscripts 12 Journeys into the Medieval World by Christopher De HL”
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The Jewish State
The Jewish State is a foundational political pamphlet written by Theodor Herzl that outlines the conceptual framework for establishing a modern Jewish homeland.
Discussed“I have to say one of the most significant non-liturgical forms of writing that you end the book with is Theodore herzl's pamphlet The Jewish state”
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Angle of repose
Angle of repose by Wallace Stegner is a sweeping historical fiction novel that follows a retired historian confined to a wheelchair who researches his grandparents' lives on the American frontier.
Discussed“which book is that angle Repose angle Repose exactly which is”
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The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden by Denis Johnson is a posthumous short story collection by the acclaimed author.
Discussed“and that's um Dennis Johnson's postumus Story collection the laress of the sea maiden”
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Jesus' son
Jesus' Son is a potent and slender 1992 short story collection by Denis Johnson that portrays the chaotic, gritty lives of marginal figures through the perspective of an unreliable narrator.
Recommended“when we talk about books that they can't buy yet I thought that instead I would um talk about his first Story collection and only other Story collection besides less of the seid and it's the 1990 collection Jesus's son”
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Tree of Smoke
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson is a massive, sprawling novel set during the Vietnam War that won the National Book Award for its unflinching portrayal of the conflict.
Discussed“he won the national book award for his novel tree of smoke which was a big kind of sprawling Vietnam novel”
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Angels
Discussed“uh it followed the same character as the protagonist of his very first novel called Angels which came out in 1980”
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Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang is an acclaimed collection of speculative short fiction exploring complex philosophical, linguistic, and scientific concepts.
Discussed“so I picked up this book by Ted Chang it's called stories of your life and others”
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience is a foundational 1902 work of psychology and philosophy by William James, based on his Gifford Lectures and exploring the personal, psychological dimensions of faith, mysticism, and spiritual phenomena.
Recommended“and then I just thought I would very briefly mention because I kind of went back this week to one of my favorite books which is um William James's the varieties of religious experience which I wrote about for the paper this week”
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Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre is a gripping historical non-fiction account detailing the ingenious British deception campaign that used a corpse and a fictitious identity to deceive Nazi Germany and secure an Allied victory during World War II.
Discussed“well I finished operation mince meet by Ben McIntyre earlier this week um the subtitle is how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an Allied Victory”
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A Spy Among Friends Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre is a gripping historical non-fiction account detailing the treason of British intelligence officer Kim Philby and his betrayal of his country alongside the notorious Cambridge Spy Ring.
Discussed“um I I think that among the McIntyre books that I've read I I still prefer a spy among friends”
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The Secret River
The Secret River by Kate Grenville is an acclaimed historical novel that vividly portrays the brutal realities of early colonial Australia and the violent conflicts between British settlers and Indigenous Australians.
Discussed“and the book is called the secret River”
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“including a really thriving literary community and Publishing industry and you go into the bookstores there and there are just you know shelves and shelves of Australian fiction of people that maybe you've heard of some of them obviously they they they do tend to get over here but not all and when you leave I mean for me other”